The More the Merrier

Chapter 571 No Hugging

Seeing as he wouldn’t be able to help out, Benjamin turned around and went back to his sons instead. To his chagrin, the five kids too, locked their bathroom door from the inside.

What’s the meaning of this? Why are they all guarding against me like I’m some sort of criminal?

He thought to himself with a frown.

Arissa soon finished bathing her daughter and was helping her get dressed.

“Mommy, do you think Mr. Graham is still mad at us?”

Arissa gave her a little pinch on the cheek.

“Are you afraid of him being mad?”

Jesse looked her in the eye as she whispered, “He looks really scary when he’s mad. It’s like his entire face just turns all dark and gloomy! Even my brothers don’t look that scary when they’re mad!”

Arissa chuckled. “That’s just how your daddy is like, Sweetheart. He rarely smiles since he’s been uptight for too long. It’s only natural for someone who’s always strict and stern to look scarier when they’re angry. Even so, he really loves you all. I’m sure you’ve felt his love, right?”

he was angry,

ran her hands through Jesse’s hair as she combed her hair into a cool-looking hairstyle, all

tilted her head as she said, “Mr.

froze upon hearing that. Hmm? Is she still upset that Benjamin was cold to

know you were his child at the time. Now that he knows, he’s been showering you with love and affection too,

“Mr. Graham is indeed treating me a lot better now, but he sometimes looks at me really weird! It’s almost like

Jesse could definitely feel

knew exactly

to act like your brothers. For example, he believes boys shouldn’t be liking the color pink. That’s why he gave you strange looks when he found out you

heard that. “Oh… How long do we have to keep this secret from him, Mommy? What if Mr. Graham

gave her an affectionate tap on the nose as she said, “He won’t. He probably just won’t like it very much, that’s all. We’ll tell him when I feel like it, okay? Now, go on and play with your

nodded and ran

line of sight before

decided to go look for them in the bathroom outside. However, she had only taken a few steps down

Jesse tried to

Benjamin noticed her creeping figure through

cautiously trying to sneak past him, but quickly eased his frown when he realized it would scare

out to her in